BRIEFING BOOK
Can we talk? Managers of joint programs such as the Global Command and Control System and Global Combat Support System should communicate with each other about their service's separate efforts, said Bill Curtis, a principal director for the assistant secretary of Defense for command, control, communications and intelligence.
Wireless LAN extension keeps connections up
A wireless extension from WRQ Inc. of Seattle can keep mobile and handheld clients in persistent contact with a LAN.
Intel has NetStructure Gigabit Ethernet switches and a gigabit uplink module
Three of Intel Corp.'s new NetStructure Gigabit Ethernet switches can use existing Category 5 copper wiring. The company also has a gigabit uplink module for one of its standalone switches.
Notebook gone? Ask an agent
Federal managers often are reluctant to talk about the security products they use, but an FBI agent has found one that he wants to see used more often to locate lost or stolen notebook PCs.
INTERNAUT
Suddenly, instant messaging (IM) isn't just for text anymore.
Enterprise suite enables remote users to collaborate
The Doors Enterprise Requirements Suite from Quality Systems and Software Inc. of Mount Arlington, N.J., lets remote workers collaborate via a shared document editor, Web interface and database.
SGI updates its four-way Pentium Xeon server in a slim new design
SGI has updated its four-way Pentium III Xeon server with a faster chip set and a slimmer chassis. The new SGI 1450 server accepts up to four 700-MHz Intel Xeon processors and up to 8G of synchronous dynamic RAM, product manager Scott Fitzpatrick said.
Government Web sites must focus more on the user
When assessing real estate, experts say the three things that matter most are location, location and location. In information technology support, most federal technicians would say what matters is the user.
POWER USER
Even if you're diligent about making regular backups, there's always a gap between the time of your last backup and when the system crash occurs. You're lucky if the gap is measured in hours. Sometimes days' or weeks' worth of work gets lost for lack of a regular backup procedure.
Tripp Lite's compact Unison UPS keeps users out of the dark
If you have an uninterruptible power supply and someone asks the old question about where you were when the power went out, your answer might not be, 'In the dark.'
LAB NOTES
Virtual chastity belt. Microsoft Corp. last month released a patch that takes two radical measures to reduce the risk of future widespread infestations by the ILOVEYOU worm and similar bugs.
10 must-have products for your Palm
No doubt about it, the Palm is popular. At the next conference you attend, look around and see Palm OS device owners beaming each other contact information or taking notes in the Palm Graffiti shorthand.
Lawmakers grill Energy officials about missing data
JUNE 13'The disappearance of two computer hard drives containing nuclear secrets and other sensitive data from the Los Alamos National Laboratory was probably not the result of espionage, the Energy Department's security czar told a congressional panel today.
IBM announces Bluetooth, Linux initiatives
JUNE 12—IBM Corp. today set out plans for Bluetooth wireless radio connectivity for its PCs and handheld computers. It also plans to make some of its Thinkpad notebook computers available soon with the OpenLinux 2.4 open-source operating system from Caldera Systems Inc. of Orem, Utah.
VA names acting CIO to replace Gracey
JUNE 12—The Veterans Affairs Department on Friday has named Robert P. Bubniak acting chief information officer and acting principal deputy assistant secretary for information and technology.
White House says configuration mistake led to loss of vice presidential e-mail
JUNE 12'Backup copies of e-mail within the Office of the Vice President were not made between March 1998 and early April 1999 because the technician who set up a new operating system did not configure the office's server to make such copies, the Clinton administration said last week.
SyncMaster doubles as a PC monitor and TV set
I can't decide whether the Samsung SyncMaster 170mp is more like a 17-inch flat-panel monitor or a 17-inch TV set. It serves both functions well.
At Aberdeen lab, fast computing has long history
ABERDEEN, Md.'In the building that housed the world's first fully electronic computer, the Army Research Laboratory is building a digital arsenal.
Navy, Army find savings in initial reverse auctions
Pricing dropped more than 28 percent for the Navy during a 51-minute online reverse auction among three pre-approved vendors last month, officials said.
Court orders ARMS search
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth last week ordered the White House to conduct a keyword search for 33 individuals and 20 search terms for e-mail messages stored on the Automated Records Management System. The messages could become evidence in a lawsuit.
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